Kiwi, Issai Hardy

Issai Hardy Kiwi is known for its delightful sweetness - containing 20% natural sugar. It boasts a remarkable eight times more vitamin C than oranges, making it a healthy choice. This heat-tolerant & self-pollinating vine can produce up to 100 pounds of fruit each year and easily thrives in most soils. Hardy kiwi require a strong support system, so plan ahead and build one before or soon after planting. Fruit ripens in late August.

Hardy kiwi vines grow quickly and produce clusters of smooth, oblong fruits resembling large grapes. Unlike the more well-known large kiwi, hardy kiwi can be savored whole - like bundles of seedless kiwi-flavored grapes. These fruits share the same delicious taste as fuzzy kiwis, but with a sweeter and more convenient eating experience. The robust, smooth-textured vines require strong support, and can be trained to climb up the legs or railings of a deck, or along a fence.